It's truly a shame how hundreds of obscurities were buried and lost during the clamorous days of early power/heavy metal (1983-1988) ...

If someone were to listen to Manilla Road's pre-2000 output, they would more than likely notice that there was a constant changing...

Talk about being productive. Mark Shelton and the rest of his musical entourage continued to hammer out one awesome album after another...

There was a clear evolution in Manilla Road's sound that was first evidenced when their masterpiece "Crystal Logic" hit ...

I cannot even fathom how difficult it must have been for Mark Shelton to top his previous masterpiece "Crystal Logic," a near...

With two albums under Mark Shelton's belt, it came time to continue Manilla Road's ascent to greater heights with the ushering...

When you choose the name " Metal " for the title of your new record, that implies a couple of things. The main thing that it im...

This is the album that started what was to become an incredible catalog of epic metal at its absolute finest, and it wasn't even a he...

Though Glacier weren’t late comers to the early 80’s power/heavy scene, for some reason they were buried deep in the stockpile of band...

“ The Voice of the Cult ” is Chastain’s fourth album in four years. After releasing their third assault “The 7th of Never,” you would...

If you want to talk about being a productive heavy metal band on the rise, look no further than Chastain . After consecutively releas...

Heavy metal in 1985 was still a morphing and always changing landscape, as there were groups thrashing as hard as they could, bands...

After releasing their well-accepted debut record "Don't Metal With Evil" in 1985, Halloween wouldn't release anything...

The early and primitive aesthetics of many metal sub-genres were reached their climax during the time where they were first born, and ...

Just by glancing at the album art, you can probably tell what you're getting yourself into when it comes time to listen to " R...

There's not a single metalhead out there that hasn't heard of Maiden and at least a few of their most essential songs, if not who...

When people think of Los Angeles and metal, it's usually the glam scene that people think of. Or just a little later down the line,...